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Associate - Fixed Income and Interest Rate Operations


Company : Commonwealth Bank


Location : Sydney, Australia


Created : 2025-08-11


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Do Work That Matters. CommBanks Market Operations team is looking for an Associate to join Global Markets Operations function within the Derivatives and Securities Operations team. This team provides real time operational support to the Global trading desks, while working across different time zones to support our trading desks and valued clients. You will provide quality operational support to the CBA Markets and Treasury business, by applying strong product knowledge to promptly identify and resolve settlement and other operational issues. The Role. You will provide operational support to our Global Markets business by processing the Trade validating & settlement of Fixed Income products including but not limited to; Corporate and Government Bonds, Discount Securities, Securities Financing transactions and collateral. You will utilise extensive product knowledge and will partner with and collaborate with Sales and Trading teams to promptly resolve operational issues to completely manage trade lifecycle events including corporate actions.You will perform manual payments and manual fee calculations and complete the settlement of CBA funding requirements while actively chasing and following-up on unsettled transactions. On any given day you will: Settlement and funding of Fixed Income, Securities financing transactions, Triparty Repo and Collateral.Action settlement instructions across other products including; Interest rate swap, Cross Currency Swap and Commodities where requiredPerform manual SWIFT entries Liaise with a wide spectrum of stakeholders including, Correspondent banks, Clearstream, NZ Clear and Austraclear Understand and perform daily reconciliations ensuring all exceptions are followed up/resolved in a timely manner with adequate audit trails. Continuous Improvement of any current or future processes to increase Productivity/ gain processing efficiencies Were interested in hearing from people who have: You will have demonstrable experience within Markets or Markets Operations and be familiar with Fixed Income, Derivative and Commodity products and their general process for settlement. You will also have solid knowledge on Security Finance transactions and will be able to articulate complex situations clearly in order to resolve current or future issues. You will also have: Strong Knowledge of Fixed Income, Derivatives Commodities products and security financing transactions.Murex system knowledge will be highly regarded Strong SWIFT knowledge Experience with effectively managing stakeholders and competing time-lines in order to deliver a high quality support settlement service. Previous experience using Securities Depository and custody portals.From here, the opportunities are endless At CommBank, were committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce reflecting the customers, businesses and communities we serve. As a values driven organisation, we nurture and support our people, through focusing on skill and talent development, collaboration, flexibility and internal promotion. With service in mind at every touch point, we take accountability for the role we play in securing and enhancing the financial wellbeing of people, businesses and communities.We support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office.If you''re already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you''ll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. Were keen to support you with the next step in your career.We''re aware of some accessibility issues on this site, particularly for screen reader users. We want to make finding your dream job as easy as possible, so if you require additional support please contact HR Direct on 1800 989 696.Advertising End Date: 21/08/2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr